The Department of Defense will finish delivering furlough notices to civilian employees this week, and hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans will see salary reductions as a result of the unpaid leave.

In Pennsylvania, 21,660 defense workers will be affected by the furloughs. Defense furloughs are scheduled to begin on July 8 and will continue for the next 11 weeks. Around the country, 750,000 Department of Defense workers will face the furloughs.